Fledgling Psi Beta group earns Chapter Excellence Award

Published on: August 10, 2015

Psi
Beta's inaugural induction.

With only a semester under its
belt, the Lone Star College-University Park chapter of Psi Beta has earned
national recognition.

The national psychology honor
society for community colleges has given the LSC-University Park chapter one
of only nine Chapter Excellence Awards for the 2014-2015 academic year. The
group held its first induction in March.

Faculty advisor Cherry Sawyerr,
an associate professor of psychology, said she had submitted an extensive
amount of information about the group's activities and goals, but was still
surprised by the honor.

"I was really excited about
that," she said. "We haven't even been here a year yet."

The award recognizes chapters
whose activities reflect the organization's focus on leadership, scholarship,
community service and research.

During the spring semester, Psi
Beta members volunteered with Habitat for Humanity and with Boys and Girls
Country. They also hosted a mental health awareness event on campus that drew
more than 200 students.

"The officers are really
good together," chapter president Marc Thibodeaux said. "It did
feel like for a freshly made society, we were doing a lot."